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A comment on Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative. Parent comment

Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:01AM (#34066768)
> Seriously?

Context matters in that case. I don't believe its intent is to remove the word "user" from vocabulary, but only when referencing people who peruse substances.

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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by omginternets on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:14AM (#34066972)
They recommend avoiding the word “abort” because it might call pregnancy termination to mind. I think you’re being too charitable.
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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by chabad360 on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:26AM (#34067174)
But when is that definition coming up in IT documents?
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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by nkrisc on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:06AM (#34066840)
But the suggested alternative was “client.” I don’t think they’re saying we should call people who abuse substances “clients.”
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